To determine the identity of the drug or toxin a patient may have been overexposed to, the nurse should evaluate the
A) hemoglobin and hematocrit.
B) electrolytes.
C) toxicology screen.
D) liver function tests.
C
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A patient with severe coronary artery disease is scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. As part of the preoperative teaching, the nurse explains the surgery. Which of the following statements about this procedure is true?
A) The diseased artery will be removed and replaced with a graft from another artery. B) A piece of the saphenous vein will be used to go around the diseased part of the artery. C) After removal of the diseased artery, the remaining ends will be anastomosed. D) The wall of the heart will be incised to create a new pathway for blood flow.
Which of the following interventions would be appropriate for ITP?
a. Instituting a heparin infusion of 1000 U/hr b. Instructing the patient to blow his or her nose carefully c. Removing heparin from hemodynamic pressure monitoring systems d. Administering isotonic saline intravenously
A nurse provides care in a variety of different settings but is aware of the fact that the nursing process is equally applicable to each of these settings. The nursing process is best defined as:
A) A group of tasks that cumulatively result in the resolution of health problems B) A process by which diseases are cured with the full involvement of the client himself or herself C) An organized sequence of steps with the goal of managing a client's health problems D) A process for distributing finite nursing time and energy for maximum benefit to clients
Prior to discharge, the nurse is reviewing the medications of a patient with diabetes. The nurse realizes that he will be going home on colesevelam, a bile acid sequestrant, and insulin
What patient education should the nurse provide in the discharge teaching for this patient? a. The patient needs to monitor his blood sugar carefully, because colesevelam can cause hypoglycemia. b. The patient needs to monitor his blood sugar carefully, because colesevelam can cause hyperglycemia. c. The patient needs to take his insulin at least 3 hours before the colesevelam. d. The patient needs to use an oral antidiabetic agent or agents, not insulin, with colesevelam.